Ep 1 - May 13 [Fri]

[Knov1]

This thread is for discussion of episode 1 of My Man's Woman. Please check the drama info & schedule thread for more info and rules on how to avoid spoilers and such.

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This is a new drama and a lot of characters are thrown at you in episode 1 so lets start first with some background info on the important ones.

Ji Soo is the wife of Joon Pho. They have a son, Kyung Min. Ji Soo is a house wife. Joon Pho is a professor. He's a workaholic and not all that affectionate towards his wife.

Note: The husband's name is actually Joon Pyo. Not sure why the subbers are spelling it Pho. To eliminate any confusion, I'll just go with Joon Pho.

Eun Soo is Ji Soo's older sister. She's married to Dal Sam. He's cheated on her in the past and it causes friction between them. They have a son and daughter.

Kyung Soo is Ji Soo's brother. He's married to Sun Hwa. They're trying to have children but no luck so far.

Hwa Young is Ji Soo's friend. She was married to a Korean American and they lived in the US until he committed suicide. Afterwards, she moved back to Korea. When she returned, she started having an affair with Ji Soo's husband, Joon Pho.

Ji Soo is having her family over for a barbecue. While everyone is at Ji Soo's house, Eun Soo catches Joon Pho and Hwa Young kissing in the kitchen. They all continue to act like nothing has happened. Eun Soo doesn't say anything to Ji Soo for fear of how she would react. Later that night, Eun Soo goes to Hwa Young's house to confront her about the affair.

I was surprised at how quickly they got caught. I thought they would milk the affair for a bit longer before someone caught on.

[TheBo]

I agree with your observation about how fast it went. (I'm not even finished watching the episode yet, I just wanna talk about it.) I was actually shocked in the kitchen, because I thought the affair hadn't even STARTED, much less getting to that point. LOL.

I love, love, love Eun soo. She's like my sister, always butting in, not convenient but it gets people talking. I guess I was confused on Kyung-soo and Sun-hwa, I thought Sun-hwa was their actual sister for some reason, so thanks for clarifying it.

I recognized this director's style while watching the first episode, he used similar framing shots in "Life is Beautiful." Also, he used two of these actors--the errant husband and his addled father--in LiB. I'm sure I'll recognize more. From where do I know Joon-pyo's mom?

Bo

[Knov1]

May 13, 2011 9:50:22 GMT -5 TheBo said:

I agree with your observation about how fast it went. (I'm not even finished watching the episode yet, I just wanna talk about it.) I was actually shocked in the kitchen, because I thought the affair hadn't even STARTED, much less getting to that point. LOL.

Yeah, I thought they would go into how the affair got started. Instead they just throw you into the middle of it. Perhaps they'll go back and cover it in a flashback.

May 13, 2011 9:50:22 GMT -5 TheBo said:

I love, love, love Eun soo. She's like my sister, always butting in, not convenient but it gets people talking. I guess I was confused on Kyung-soo and Sun-hwa, I thought Sun-hwa was their actual sister for some reason, so thanks for clarifying it.

I like Eun Soo as well. I thought Sun Hwa was their sister too. How I figured it out was because of their names [Ji Soo, Eun Soo and Kyung Soo] and they were talking to each other as if they were siblings. For example, Kyung Soo calls Eun Soo "Noona". That's what a guy would call his older sister or an older female friend [The female equivalent for an older woman would be "Onni"]. If they were in-laws, he wouldn't call her "noona".

[TheBo]

Ah, right. I guess I just wasn't attuned to the vibe yet. I tend to start actually listening more closely to the dialogue once I get things a little more sorted out and don't have to pay as much attention to the subtitles for clues.

(Now I've watched further, I see where they say all that about their relationships. )

She's actually rather monstrous, isn't she.

Bo

[bird11]

Time to add my 2 sense worth-- at first I wasn't sure if i would like this drama, but as I see/hear the characters the more I am drawn in. My only complaint is Ji Soo-- she is almost an extreme example of what people think of a "housewife"-- no clue, naive, constant smile.
She is a toss-up of a June Cleaver (cleaning in a dress) or a "Stepford wife".
I like Eun Soo-- would love to have someone in my corner like that! Hope Ji Soo picks up on some of her "attitude".
I like that this topic is not "typical" drama topic, should make it interesting to watch.
Thanks to Knov1 for listing the characters and their relationship-- I find it a lot easier to get into the story when I have a good idea of who's who right from the start.......

[Knov1]

May 17, 2011 9:21:44 GMT -5 TheBo said:

She's actually rather monstrous, isn't she.

Hwa Young? She is indeed.

May 17, 2011 19:18:14 GMT -5 bird11 said:

Thanks to Knov1 for listing the characters and their relationship

No problem. Glad it's not just me watching. ;D

[TheBo]

Yes, I meant Hwa-young is monstrous. But now that I've watched the whole episode (troubles with DrFv), I think Ji-soo is just a little bit monstrous too. This was an excellent start. I hope it keeps up to this level.